Today was just too good of a day to write about Biggest Loser stuff. I took my boys, Rex and Jax, to the zoo and we had a blast. We got there around noon and us being the wild and crazy guys that we are closed the joint down. I have never really been a big fan of the zoo but my boys love seeing the animals so I decided that today I would take them on my own. No mom to keep an eye on all of us.
I think the best part of the day was seeing how adventurous my sons are. Rex wanted to jump off anything he could climb on and his little brother Jax was trying his hardest to keep up. Today I decided to let Rex be the tour guide. Wherever he wanted to go we went. If he wanted to run we ran. If he wanted to sit, we sat.
It was a blast and we did very little sitting. I have always said that if we as parents played like our kids, there wouldn’t be very many overweight parents. Have you ever seen a two year old at the zoo or any other park? They are a little balls of endless energy.
Today I spent the afternoon chasing two little balls of energy and it was fun. I wasn’t beat like I am after a workout but I definitely expended more energy than I would have sitting at home watching television.
There are multiple benefits to getting out and playing with your kids. Here are a couple that I want to emphasize today. Playing with the kids gets both the kids and us active. Being active with kids at a young age and showing them how to have fun being active can help them develop healthy habits that can last a lifetime.
I love seeing my boys, especially Rex right now, love running. As I was chasing him all over the zoo, I wasn’t upset. I was hoping that he never loses the excitement that he has for exercise today. GO PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS!
See you Monday!
#1 by Mary Wilkinson - January 30th, 2010 at 00:09
I am glad consistency is your new “buzz” word you are being consistent. I am also struggling with that issue.
I must say I really like your take on the object of this blog. Very insightful and full of common sense.